mister_sportzz

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Sorry to skip around, but a few stray words about the state of American culture. Outside the capitals of the “one percent” — Manhattan, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, etc. — American material culture is in spectacular disrepair. Car culture and chain store tyranny have destroyed the physical fabric of our communities and wrecked social relations. These days, a successful Main Street is one that has a wig shop and a check-cashing office. It is sickening to see what we have become. Our popular entertainments are just what you would design to produce a programmed population of criminals and sex offenders. The spectacle of the way our people look —overfed, tattooed, pierced, clothed in the raiment of clowns — suggests an end-of-empire zeitgeist more disturbing than a Fellini movie. The fact is, it simply mirrors the way we act, our gross, barbaric collective demeanor. A walk down any airport concourse makes the Barnum & Bailey freak shows of yore look quaint. In short, the rot throughout our national life is so conspicuous that a fair assessment would be that we are a wicked people who deserve to be punished.

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That, my friend, is a quote that is very very true.

While I am of Indian descent, I spent a great portion of my life in the UK.

Look at photographs from the 30's and 40's. Almost everyone was well dressed, usually wearing suits in the large cities. I've seen pictures of people in soup lines in the depression - in coat and tie. We've gone from jazz, classical, bossa nova, and blues music to Justin Bieber. Fast food has largely replace fine dining. Other than black Americans, who seem to have retained a sense of style and grace, no one dresses decently for church. A refined sense of British style would do this country some good.

Luck has proven himself in the NFL.

Jameis isn't there yet. He will not have a strong year next year.

Is there a good article, one that is rational, about how good a team LSU will field in 2014 based upon what is now known about the team (including recruits)? All I can find are snippets, or idiotic pieces like the man who did not include LSU in the Top 25 but who did include Marshall.

I try to get as much information as I can from the Rant, but it is hard because the information tends to be fragmented.

Thank you for any suggestions.

I was wondering if anyone would want the puppies. My dog is a good snaker, the border collie is a good herder.

A friend wants to breed her border collie male to my Aussie Shepherd female. I don't think the end result would be that great, appearance wise. It would allow my dog's snake hunting gene to continue.

What do you think? Thank you for any replies.

I can tie them, as I have five tuxedos and each has bow ties to go with it. But, the other poster may be right, as I often each rich food when I'm at a function where the bow tie is appropriate.

I delivered pizza for two months. I had an older woman answer the door wearing nothing but panties. She shouted out when she saw me. Apparently, her pizza was always delivered by this other driver who was, for lack of a better word, a hunk. I'm not, so I was treated accordingly.

Thank you, Kafka, for posting the very informative link.

I notice that you post quite a bit of useful information on this board, and that you rarely get thanked for doing so.

Thank you again.